aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I don’t know anything about your kindness,” replied Hoswell stiffly, “but I know it was from my plans that this airship was built, that you stole them from me, and I intend to have my rights.”
airshipnounUS /ˈerʃɪp/
a steerable self-propelled aircraft
From this reading “I don’t know anything about your kindness,” replied Hoswell stiffly, “but I know it was from my plans that this airship was built, that you stole them from me, and I intend to have my rights.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SEARCHING FOR EVIDENCE As the boys, with Mr. Glassford and Professor Snodgrass, were leaving the tent, two figures entered.
any thing at all
From this reading “I don’t know anything about your kindness,” replied Hoswell stiffly, “but I know it was from my plans that this airship was built, that you stole them from me, and I intend to have my rights.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SEARCHING FOR EVIDENCE As the boys, with Mr. Glassford and Professor Snodgrass, were leaving the tent, two figures entered.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the sight of one of them the inventor exclaimed:
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading SEARCHING FOR EVIDENCE As the boys, with Mr. Glassford and Professor Snodgrass, were leaving the tent, two figures entered.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading “I don’t know anything about your kindness,” replied Hoswell stiffly, “but I know it was from my plans that this airship was built, that you stole them from me, and I intend to have my rights.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I don’t know anything about your kindness,” replied Hoswell stiffly, “but I know it was from my plans that this airship was built, that you stole them from me, and I intend to have my rights.”
don't
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From this reading “I don’t know anything about your kindness,” replied Hoswell stiffly, “but I know it was from my plans that this airship was built, that you stole them from me, and I intend to have my rights.”
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading SEARCHING FOR EVIDENCE As the boys, with Mr. Glassford and Professor Snodgrass, were leaving the tent, two figures entered.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading SEARCHING FOR EVIDENCE As the boys, with Mr. Glassford and Professor Snodgrass, were leaving the tent, two figures entered.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading At the sight of one of them the inventor exclaimed:
plural of “figure” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading SEARCHING FOR EVIDENCE As the boys, with Mr. Glassford and Professor Snodgrass, were leaving the tent, two figures entered.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SEARCHING FOR EVIDENCE As the boys, with Mr. Glassford and Professor Snodgrass, were leaving the tent, two figures entered.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I don’t know anything about your kindness,” replied Hoswell stiffly, “but I know it was from my plans that this airship was built, that you stole them from me, and I intend to have my rights.”
Giles
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From this reading “So, Giles Hoswell, this is your work, is it?
Glassford
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From this reading SEARCHING FOR EVIDENCE As the boys, with Mr. Glassford and Professor Snodgrass, were leaving the tent, two figures entered.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I don’t know anything about your kindness,” replied Hoswell stiffly, “but I know it was from my plans that this airship was built, that you stole them from me, and I intend to have my rights.”
Hoswell
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From this reading “So, Giles Hoswell, this is your work, is it?
how
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From this reading This is how you repay my kindness to you.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t know anything about your kindness,” replied Hoswell stiffly, “but I know it was from my plans that this airship was built, that you stole them from me, and I intend to have my rights.”
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading “I don’t know anything about your kindness,” replied Hoswell stiffly, “but I know it was from my plans that this airship was built, that you stole them from me, and I intend to have my rights.”
inventornounUS /ˌɪnˈventər/
someone who is the first to think of or make something
From this reading At the sight of one of them the inventor exclaimed:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “So, Giles Hoswell, this is your work, is it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “So, Giles Hoswell, this is your work, is it?
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading This is how you repay my kindness to you.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I don’t know anything about your kindness,” replied Hoswell stiffly, “but I know it was from my plans that this airship was built, that you stole them from me, and I intend to have my rights.”
the act of departing
From this reading SEARCHING FOR EVIDENCE As the boys, with Mr. Glassford and Professor Snodgrass, were leaving the tent, two figures entered.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I don’t know anything about your kindness,” replied Hoswell stiffly, “but I know it was from my plans that this airship was built, that you stole them from me, and I intend to have my rights.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading SEARCHING FOR EVIDENCE As the boys, with Mr. Glassford and Professor Snodgrass, were leaving the tent, two figures entered.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This is how you repay my kindness to you.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the sight of one of them the inventor exclaimed:
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At the sight of one of them the inventor exclaimed:
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading “I don’t know anything about your kindness,” replied Hoswell stiffly, “but I know it was from my plans that this airship was built, that you stole them from me, and I intend to have my rights.”
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading SEARCHING FOR EVIDENCE As the boys, with Mr. Glassford and Professor Snodgrass, were leaving the tent, two figures entered.
repayverbUS /riˈpeɪ/
pay back
From this reading This is how you repay my kindness to you.”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “I don’t know anything about your kindness,” replied Hoswell stiffly, “but I know it was from my plans that this airship was built, that you stole them from me, and I intend to have my rights.”
plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
From this reading “I don’t know anything about your kindness,” replied Hoswell stiffly, “but I know it was from my plans that this airship was built, that you stole them from me, and I intend to have my rights.”
diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
From this reading SEARCHING FOR EVIDENCE As the boys, with Mr. Glassford and Professor Snodgrass, were leaving the tent, two figures entered.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading At the sight of one of them the inventor exclaimed:
Snodgrass
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From this reading SEARCHING FOR EVIDENCE As the boys, with Mr. Glassford and Professor Snodgrass, were leaving the tent, two figures entered.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So, Giles Hoswell, this is your work, is it?
stifflyadverbUS /ˈstɪfli/
in a stiff manner
From this reading “I don’t know anything about your kindness,” replied Hoswell stiffly, “but I know it was from my plans that this airship was built, that you stole them from me, and I intend to have my rights.”
a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
From this reading “I don’t know anything about your kindness,” replied Hoswell stiffly, “but I know it was from my plans that this airship was built, that you stole them from me, and I intend to have my rights.”
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading SEARCHING FOR EVIDENCE As the boys, with Mr. Glassford and Professor Snodgrass, were leaving the tent, two figures entered.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I don’t know anything about your kindness,” replied Hoswell stiffly, “but I know it was from my plans that this airship was built, that you stole them from me, and I intend to have my rights.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SEARCHING FOR EVIDENCE As the boys, with Mr. Glassford and Professor Snodgrass, were leaving the tent, two figures entered.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading At the sight of one of them the inventor exclaimed:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “So, Giles Hoswell, this is your work, is it?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This is how you repay my kindness to you.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading SEARCHING FOR EVIDENCE As the boys, with Mr. Glassford and Professor Snodgrass, were leaving the tent, two figures entered.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I don’t know anything about your kindness,” replied Hoswell stiffly, “but I know it was from my plans that this airship was built, that you stole them from me, and I intend to have my rights.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading SEARCHING FOR EVIDENCE As the boys, with Mr. Glassford and Professor Snodgrass, were leaving the tent, two figures entered.
in the company of; together with
From this reading SEARCHING FOR EVIDENCE As the boys, with Mr. Glassford and Professor Snodgrass, were leaving the tent, two figures entered.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “So, Giles Hoswell, this is your work, is it?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading This is how you repay my kindness to you.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “So, Giles Hoswell, this is your work, is it?
